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Medical malpractice occurs when medical and healthcare providers deviate from the standard of care. The negligence or carelessness causes an injury or death. Some of the most common types of medical malpractice are:
Failure to diagnose or delayed diagnosis: Diagnosing ...“Never events” are mistakes in healthcare that are so bad they should never happen. The National Quality Forum (NQF) refers to them as serious reportable events and lists 29 falling into seven categories. These are mistakes such as surgery performed ...
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Medical malpractice is defined as any mistake (including a misdiagnosis) by a medical professional that results in some type of injury or death. According to the American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys (ABPLA), medical malpractice “occurs when a hospital, doctor ...
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There are approximately 100 million ER visits per year in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and about 5-10% of all ER visits are subject to some type of medical mistake. That means ...
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There’s probably nothing scarier than learning you have a potentially terminal illness. And there’s nothing more frustrating than learning that you could have received treatment much earlier had a doctor successfully located the problem. The issue of misdiagnosis is pronounced ...
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Laurie Robbins, President of Robbins & Associates was elected to serve on the Editorial Board for the Verdict, the quarterly magazine of the Georgia Trial Lawyers (GTLA). Since 1956 the GTLA has been the only plaintiff personal injury Bar in ...
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If you have been the victim of medical malpractice, you will need an experienced lawyer to make sure your rights are protected. Negligent doctors and their insurance companies will have high powered legal teams working for them to try ...
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In recent years, many states across the country have implemented tort reform initiatives which cap the noneconomic damages recoverable in medical malpractice cases. The theory behind these measures is that by capping noneconomic damages such as pain and suffering, it ...
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Medical malpractice occurs when a medical professional delivers negligent care that results in an injury to the patient. There are many different types of medical malpractice cases which can be filed against doctors, nurses, hospitals, and other medical professionals. Some ...
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Medical errors occur when some aspect of a medical plan does not go as intended, or when the wrong plan was implemented from the beginning. Often times, medical mistakes are caused by negligence on behalf of the medical professional, and ...
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